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Lyon and Besiktas Draw in a Thrilling Europa League Match
Décines-Charpieu, France – Lyon and Besiktas drew 1-1 in a thrilling match on the third matchday of the UEFA Europa League group stage. The match, played at the Groupama Stadium, was marked by an exchange of blows, several yellow cards, and a controversial refereeing decision.
Lyon started with more possession of the ball and created danger in the opponent’s area. Alexander Lacazette had a chance to score in the 24th minute, but his goal was ruled offside. Besiktas, in turn, proved more effective in attack and opened the scoring in the 71st minute thanks to a goal from Gedson Fernandes, assisted by Rafa Silva.
Lyon tried to equalize, but couldn’t find the way to goal. Besiktas, for their part, focused on defending their lead and looking for counter-attacking opportunities. The match ended in a 1-1 draw, a result that leaves Lyon in second place in Group H with 4 points, while Besiktas remains with 2 points.
The referee of the match, Harm Osmers from Germany, showed two yellow cards to Lyon (Corentin Tolisso and Théo Tessmann) and six to Besiktas (Ersin Destanoglu, A. Masuaku, E. Topcu, Joao Mario, S. Kilicsoy and Rafa Silva).
Statistics:
* Lyon: 58% possession, 27 shots (8 on target, 9 off target), 7 corners, 7 fouls, 2 yellow cards, 0 red cards
* Besiktas: 42% possession, 12 shots (6 on target, 4 off target), 0 corners, 11 fouls, 6 yellow cards, 0 red cards
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Substitutions lyon: at minute 65 M. Fofana came in and S. Benrahma went out., at minute 65 M. Caqueret came in and T. Tessmann went out., at minute 72 W. Zaha came in and E. Nuamah went out., at minute 79 G. Orban came in and A. Lacazette went out., at minute 79 G. Mikautadze came in and R. Cherki went out.
Substitutions besiktas: at minute 66 S. Kilicsoy came in and E. Muci went out., at minute 86 O. Bulut came in and C. Immobile went out., at minute 86 Al Musrati came in and Joao Mario went out., at minute 90 S. Ucan came in and G. Fernandes went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Lyon
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